I would like to think you could say that and get away with it, however in this country, day and age, you would get arrested for it, unless you were a homeless, peaodophile rapist murderer, with no driving license and insurance who had come from another country to live here, then you would be told not to do it again and be awarded £££££££'s compensation.
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: might need to move my last comment to the rant section.